What shape of the island appears on Cyprus’s national flag?

Cyprus’s national flag features a map of the island of Cyprus in a copper-colored silhouette.

The map appears above two olive branches on a white field. The design was introduced when Cyprus became independent from the United Kingdom in 1960, and it was intended to represent the whole island rather than a particular community.

The copper color alludes to Cyprus’s name and its historic association with copper resources. The olive branches symbolize peace between the island’s Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot communities.

Cyprus is notable because its flag is one of the few national flags to show the country’s own territory. The map is shown without a national border division, although the island has been politically divided since 1974.